Can you believe it’s August already?? Some of you, I know, are getting ready for the new school year while some of us in the north have a little more summer left. I admit that after living in Florida most of my life, it’s a little weird to not go back to school until September. Not that I’m complaining; my family and I put together a summer bucket list, and we’ve been having a blast doing things like going to a chocolate factory,
visiting the grandparents in Alabama,
and picking our own berries.
I’m not sure we’re going to finish everything in the next few weeks, but we’ll do our best. My kids made up most of the list, and for some reason, critiques didn’t make the cut. But they’re on my own personal list, so
It’s Critiques 4 U Time!
~~CONTEST IS CLOSED~~
If you’re working on a first page and would like some objective feedback, please leave a comment that includes:
1) your email address. Some of you have expressed concern about making your email address public; if you’re sure that the email address associated with your WordPress account is correct, you don’t have to include it here. But if you do win and I’m unable to contact you through that email address, I’ll have to choose an alternate winner.
2) your story’s genre (no erotica, please)
ONLY ENTRIES THAT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED
Three commenters’ names will be randomly drawn and posted tomorrow. If you win, you can email me your first page and I’ll offer my feedback. Best of luck!
Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach, and bestselling author of The Emotion Thesaurus and its sequels. Her books are available in five languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online library created to help writers elevate their storytelling.
And the winners this month are…
Audrey Rich
Brenda
Pat Hanson
Thanks so much for entering! See you next month :).
Thank you so much! I received you’re email and will be sending the one page today.
You’re so generous with your time and I hope you will always be blessed!
As I hit the send button I saw that in the first sentence I typed you’re instead of your. Why???!!!???
cherylptts@gmail.com.
My genre is historical fiction
Thank you so much for the opportunity!
Countess.degraff [at] gmail [dot] com
NA-Fantasy/Paranormal
1. jones . dylan19. yahoo.com No Spaces.
2 YA Urban Fantasy
I’ve been an avid reader of your website and your extremely useful thesauruses for years! Thank you so much for this wonderful and generous opportunity! 🙂
Email: froggie3 [at] mac [dot] com
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy 🙂
It’s my pleasure, Camille. Best of luck!
Feedback is always useful. I have a high fantasy.
Thanks for this great opportunity!
sandydgreen at aol dot com
YA Fantasy
tbenson@gjincubator.org
Contemporary Mystery/Amateur sleuth with paranormal elements
I’m glad I found your blog – lots of great info, and I’ve already ordered a couple of the thesaurus. Thanks!
I’m so glad you found us Terri. Good luck!
Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing time. My current WIP : Women’s Upmarket Fiction
I find your advice very help and I hope to have your input on my first page.
I write romantic suspense.
Pat, you won a critique, but the email address associated with your WordPress account is bouncing. If you can get back to me at becca.puglisi@yahoo.com within the next 24 hours with a current address, we can move forward. If not, I’ll need to pick another winner. Thanks!
My WIP novel is set in Alabama. Thanks for the potential opportunity.
Thriller
I have all of your books and I love them! What a big help!
bckii@outlook.com
sweet romance
Thanks for the support, Beverly. I’m glad the books are coming in handy!
Brenda.Moguez@gmail.com
New Adult/Women’s Fiction
Thank you for doing this! Email in the required slot. Contemporary Speculative.
Oh that’s really sweet of you! I love the chocolate factory visit!
elli.comeau at gmail dot com
Fantasy
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.
rjordanms2001@yahoo.com
Genre: Suspense Thriller
sdewitthall@gmail.com
Upmarket Women’s Fiction
indigo.15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
YA Paranormal/Fantasy
Thank you so much for doing this!
kateduncan918 at gmail.com
YA Thriller
Love the chance to enter your critique contest for my
YA Contemporary Romance.
My WordPress email is correct.
Than you so much!
Thanks for the possible opportunity!
My email is the same, and my manuscript is an MG Historic Novel
ellenmulholland(at)att(dot)net
YA Contemporary
Thank you, Angela!!
NA Paranormal Romance
Thank you for the opportunity!
Great opportunity, thanks!
1) The email associated with my account is correct.
2) Genre: Post-Apocalyptic
I bought the Emotion Thesaurus a while back and I love it!
Maybe this time! 🙂
jcmartellgm at gmail dot com
Romance
choa7135[at]mbc[dot]edu
Not too sure about my genre. Middle grade contemporary with a few magical-ish twists (not quite magical realism/fantasy, though). Thanks!
1. lonnaseibert@yahoo.com
2. historical romance
What an incredibly generous offer 🙂 Thank you so much!
My story’s genre is fantasy!
Thanks for the opportunity!
candace at candacedavenport dot com
YA epic fantasy
1. aviario.ct@gmail.com
2. Coming-of-age urban fantasy
I’m interested in your Critique contest. By the way, I have your Emotional Thesaurus. I think today is a good day to study it.
AuthorASCrowder@gmail.com
My name’s Anna; my story is a YA/New Adult soft scifi/dystopia
djh at homick dot info
Genre: Mystery
Thank you.
Oh.. I’m so in love with this. Thank you so much.
icrusoe@live.se
Supernatural